We read with great interest the study from Xie et al
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on the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on gait and
freezing of gait (FoG) in Parkinson disease (PD). The authors showed that rTMS can
reduce the walking performance in individuals with PD during the short-term, but has
no major effect in the long-term. Additionally, the difference between rTMS and no
intervention in the scores of the FoG and timed Up and Go test were reported to be
insignificant. Given that gait problems can be resistant to levodopa and directly
affect the quality of life in PD, this review is timely because transcranial magnetic
stimulation is increasingly implicated in a growing list of neurologic disorders.
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Published online: February 07, 2020
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- Response by Xie et al to Letter Regarding Article “Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Gait and Freezing of Gait in Parkinson Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis”Archives of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationVol. 101Issue 6
